Cyperaceae taxon details
Carex alata Torr.
1677155 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1677155)
accepted
Species
Carex alata var. pulchra Olney · unaccepted
Carex albolutescens var. alata (Torr.) Kük. · unaccepted
Carex straminea var. alata (Torr.) Boeckeler · unaccepted
Carex straminea var. alata (Torr.) L.H.Bailey · unaccepted
Kolerma alata (Torr.) Raf. · unaccepted
- Variety Carex alata var. ferruginea (A.Gray) Fernald accepted as Carex albolutescens Schwein.
- Variety Carex alata var. pulchra Olney accepted as Carex alata Torr.
terrestrial
Torrey, J. (1836). Monograph of North America Cyperaceae. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 3: 239-448., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16077440#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 396 [details]
page(s): 396 [details]
Lectotype NY 00274738, geounit North Carolina
Lectotype NY 00274738, geounit North Carolina [details]
Description Plants densely cespitose. Culms 30–140 cm. Leaves: sheaths adaxially conspicuously green-veined nearly to collar, narrow...
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 396 1836 to Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist....
Description Plants densely cespitose. Culms 30–140 cm. Leaves: sheaths adaxially conspicuously green-veined nearly to collar, narrow hyaline band or sharp Y-shaped region at collar, adaxially firm, sometimes papillose, summits U-shaped; distal ligules 2.8–8 mm; blades 3–7 per fertile culm, 11–50 cm × 2.5–6 mm. Inflorescences dense or open, pale green or brown, 2–6.5 cm × 7–20 mm; proximal internode 3–13 mm; 2d internode 4–10 mm; proximal bracts scalelike with bristle tips shorter than inflorescences. Spikes 3–11, distant, distinct, ellipsoid to ovoid, 6–20 × 4–9 mm, base rounded or short-acute, apex broadly acute to obtuse. Pistillate scales white-hyaline or tan, with green midstripe extending to tip, lanceolate, 2.8–3.5(–3.8) mm, shorter or longer and much narrower than perigynia, apex firm, acuminate or awned to 0.8 mm. Perigynia ± spreading, light or golden brown, faintly 3–8-veined on each face, obovate, flat except over achene, 4–5.5 × 2.5–3.8 mm, 0.4–0.5 mm thick, margin flat, including wing 0.8–1.5 mm wide; beak light brown at tip, flat, 0.85–2.2 mm, ciliate-serrulate, abaxial suture with light brown margin, distance from beak tip to achene 1.8–3 mm. Achenes oblong, 1.7–2 × 0.9–1.1 mm, 0.3–0.4 mm thick. 2n = 74. [details]
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 396 1836 to Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist....
Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 396 1836 to Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 396 (1836), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
Cyperaceae Working Group. (2025). [see How to cite]. Global Cyperaceae Database. Carex alata Torr.. Accessed at: https://cyperaceae.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1677155 on 2025-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Torrey, J. (1836). Monograph of North America Cyperaceae. <em>Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.</em> 3: 239-448., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16077440#page/7/mode/1up
page(s): 396 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
page(s): 396 [details]
basis of record Plants of the World Online (POWO). , available online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype NY 00274738, geounit North Carolina [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Plants densely cespitose. Culms 30–140 cm. Leaves: sheaths adaxially conspicuously green-veined nearly to collar, narrow hyaline band or sharp Y-shaped region at collar, adaxially firm, sometimes papillose, summits U-shaped; distal ligules 2.8–8 mm; blades 3–7 per fertile culm, 11–50 cm × 2.5–6 mm. Inflorescences dense or open, pale green or brown, 2–6.5 cm × 7–20 mm; proximal internode 3–13 mm; 2d internode 4–10 mm; proximal bracts scalelike with bristle tips shorter than inflorescences. Spikes 3–11, distant, distinct, ellipsoid to ovoid, 6–20 × 4–9 mm, base rounded or short-acute, apex broadly acute to obtuse. Pistillate scales white-hyaline or tan, with green midstripe extending to tip, lanceolate, 2.8–3.5(–3.8) mm, shorter or longer and much narrower than perigynia, apex firm, acuminate or awned to 0.8 mm. Perigynia ± spreading, light or golden brown, faintly 3–8-veined on each face, obovate, flat except over achene, 4–5.5 × 2.5–3.8 mm, 0.4–0.5 mm thick, margin flat, including wing 0.8–1.5 mm wide; beak light brown at tip, flat, 0.85–2.2 mm, ciliate-serrulate, abaxial suture with light brown margin, distance from beak tip to achene 1.8–3 mm. Achenes oblong, 1.7–2 × 0.9–1.1 mm, 0.3–0.4 mm thick. 2n = 74. [details]Taxonomic remark Source in seed data: wcs Update namepublishedIn from Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 396 1836 to Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 396 (1836), information provided by Alan E. on email Jun. 07 2021 More details could be found in [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Kolerma alata (Torr.) Raf.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex straminea var. alata (Torr.) Boeckeler)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex straminea var. alata (Torr.) L.H.Bailey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (173 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex alata)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex albolutescens var. alata (Torr.) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex alata var. pulchra Olney)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kolerma alata (Torr.) Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex straminea var. alata (Torr.) L.H.Bailey)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_alata_NY274738_lectotype_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kolerma alata (Torr.) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex albolutescens var. alata (Torr.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex straminea var. alata (Torr.) Boeckeler)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex alata var. pulchra Olney)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex straminea var. alata (Torr.) L.H.Bailey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex straminea var. alata (Torr.) Boeckeler)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Carex straminea var. alata (Torr.) L.H.Bailey)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (173 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Carex alata)
To GenBank (13 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex albolutescens var. alata (Torr.) Kük.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex alata var. pulchra Olney)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Kolerma alata (Torr.) Raf.)
To International Plant Names Index (IPNI) (from synonym Carex straminea var. alata (Torr.) L.H.Bailey)
To New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (Carex_alata_NY274738_lectotype_1)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Kolerma alata (Torr.) Raf.)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex albolutescens var. alata (Torr.) Kük.)
To Plants of the World Online
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex straminea var. alata (Torr.) Boeckeler)
To Plants of the World Online (from synonym Carex alata var. pulchra Olney)
To The Plant List (from synonym Carex straminea var. alata (Torr.) L.H.Bailey)
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